Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 04:52:40 -0600 (MDT) From: Karen Gloria Subject: 3.5-m obslog 990720 TUESDAY JULY 20, 1999 APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY OBSERVING LOG ACTUAL ASTRONOMER OBSERVER(S) INSTRUMENT DATE START FINISH Stephens Stephens GrIm2 7/20-21 - - Wyder Wyder SPIcam 7/21 - - Turner Gloria SPIcam 7/21 - - INST SCHEDULED WEATH EQUIP OBS DAY NOTUSED I/RS/DN START FINISH D B D B D B USE D B NM02/R 21:47 01:10 - 3.4 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 UW03/R 01:10 03:52 2.6 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PU02/S 03:52 04:32 0.7 - 0 - 0 - 0 0 - (note: times listed include instrument change time) ACTIVITY LOG (* means a trouble report has been issued or appended to) 1st half observing specialist: K. Gloria 2nd half observing specialist: K. Gloria The telescope remained closed essentially all night. I opened ever so briefly from 3:40 to 3:45 MDT. The sky had cleared, but shortly after I opened, the humidity became to high to remain open. The observers were Denise Stephens for NM02, Ted Wyder for UW03, and myself for PU02. OBSERVER COMMENTS FOCUS LOG JULY 20 1999 Wind Time Inst Focus Az El #Temp Dir MPH filt FWHM " #First temp is air, second temp is telescope. WEATHER JULY 20 1999 Wind Time Temp F Dewp F MPH Direction Dust Sky Precip. 16:01 55 47 12 111 (ESE) 235 overcast rain 17:01 56 48 10 114 (ESE) 274 overcast none 18:01 57 46 3 153 (SSE) 280 overcast none 19:01 56 48 6 95 (E) 283 overcast none 20:01 55 44 11 135 (SE) 236 overcast none 21:01 55 44 15 134 (SE) 428 overcast none 22:01 55 45 14 125 (SE) 585 overcast none 23:01 54 46 12 126 (SE) 714 overcast drizzle 00:01 55 46 14 138 (SE) 763 overcast none 01:01 54 46 16 156 (SSE) 884 overcast none 02:01 53 48 13 160 (SSE) 1403 overcast none 03:01 54 49 9 170 (S) 2197 mstly cldy none 04:01 53 50 14 145 (SE) 1959 clear none note: the wind was coming from the azimuth listed. The convention used is north=0 degrees, east=90 degrees. The dust count is particles > 1 micron per 0.1 cu. ft. TELESCOPE STATUS Primary, secondary, and tertiary mirrors in place and collimated. Primary support system operational. Mirror ventilation system in place. Telescope drives operational. Current Remark version: 2.55b5. Current guide software version: GIm Ctrlv3.0b27. - Karen Gloria